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NATURAL RESOURCES TECHNICIAN III

Wildife and Heritage Service

Recruitment #15-000670-0001

Introduction

This is a position specific recruitment for the Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service- Vienna, MD location.  This recruitment will be used to fill current and future vacancies for this position/function only.  The resulting eligible list will be maintained for one year.  Persons interested in future vacancies within this classification must re-apply.

GRADE

10

LOCATION OF POSITION

LeCompte Wildlife Management Area Work Center- Vienna, MD (Dorchester County)

Main Purpose of Job

The Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service is curremtly accepting applications for a Natural Resources Technician III position located at LeCompte WMA Work Center, Vienna, Maryland.  The selected candidate will perform land management, habitat management, and maintenance activities on a network of wildlife management and managed hunting areas in Caroline, Talbot, Dorchester and Wicomico Counties. Responsibilities will also include assisting with wildlife surveys, data collection, building, road, and parking area maintenance, and a variety of land management projects on public lands administered by DNR. Responsibilities may involve wildlife emergency resolution, timely completion of administrative paperwork, issuing special-use wildlife permits, coordination of public hunting / trapping programs, and acting as the agency representative through regular public interactions in a variety of situations. Work activities may involve use of firearms, immobilization equipment, animal restraint devices, pesticide application equipment, participation in prescribed burning projects, heavy lifting, use of 4-wheel drive vehicles, atv/utv's, agricultural/heavy equipment, and boats.

The incumbent will be subject to periodic adverse working conditions (hot/cold temperatures, rain/snow/ice, insects, mud, smoke, direct contact with wildlife, etc.).

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Completion of sixty (60) credit hours from an accredited college or university, 18 of which are in biology, biochemistry, environmental science, forest technology, arboriculture, aquaculture, natural science, natural resources management, botany, marine biology, marine ecology, physical oceanography, ichthyology, fisheries management, wildlife management, zoology, or a natural resources management related field of study.

Experience: Two (2) years of experience in technical biological work in the field of natural resources management.

Notes:

1. Additional experience performing technical biological work in the field of forestry, arboriculture, wildlife, aquaculture, natural resources management, or fisheries may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required education.

2. Additional education beyond sixty credit hours from an accredited college or university in a natural resources related field of study can be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis for up to two years of experience.

3. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a non-commissioned officer in the natural resources management and biological sciences classifications or natural resources management and biological sciences specialty codes in the biological science technician field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience and education.  

DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of wildlife habitat conservation principles and practices is preferred.

Experience with capture techniques and the collection of biological data used to monitor native wildlife populations is preferred.

Experience with the operation and maintenance of vehicles and heavy equipment such as farm tractors, farm implements, skid loaders, dozers, etc. is preferred.

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Persons appointed to positions in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of an automobile or other motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess the appropriate operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.

SELECTION PROCESS

Please be sure you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment. All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. Qualified applicants will be ranked as BEST QUALIFIED, BETTER QUALIFIED or QUALIFIED and placed on the employment (eligible) list for the period of one year.

EXAMINATION PROCESS

Your application is part of the examination process.  You will be required to complete a supplemental questionnaire.  The examination will consist of a rating of your education, training, and experience related to the requirements of this position.  The rating will be based on the information provided on your application.  Therefore, it is important that you provide all the experience and education that is related to this position completely and accurately. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing the application.

BENEFITS

FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS

Online application is STRONGLY preferred. If online access is unavailable, you may submit a paper application to:

Department of Natural Resources

Human Resources

580 Taylor Avenue, C-3

Annapolis, MD 21401

Faxed or e-mailed applications will not be accepted.

The Human Resource Department is not responsible for applications sent to any other address.

TTY Users: call via Maryland Relay.

We thank our Veterans for their service to our country, and encourage them to apply.

As an equal opportunity employer Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State’s diversity.




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